ATLANTA FORECAST
Today: Mostly sunny. High: 92
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low: 67
Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy. High: 90
» For a detailed forecast, visit The Atlanta Journal-Constitution weather page.
It took 62 years, but the temperature in Atlanta finally rose above 90 degrees on May 13.
The temp hit 91, Channel 2 Action News meteorologist Katie Walls said.
The previous record high was set in 1956.
To make things tougher, a Code Orange air quality alert is out for Sunday, Channel 2 meteorologist Brian Monahan said. This means the air is considered unhealthy for sensitive groups.
Next week should see plenty of showers and thunderstorms.
The chance will grow to 10 percent Monday, 40 percent Tuesday and 60 percent Wednesday. This is due to an area of tropical low pressure making its way north through Georgia.
Mother's Day should bring extra traffic to the metro Atlanta area, so hopefully your car has air conditioning. Many others will also be on the roads heading to the Shaky Beats Music Festival and the Sweet Auburn Festival.
Construction efforts over the weekend won’t help matters.
Expect road paving delays on I-85 in Gwinnett County during the weekend overnight hours between Hamilton Mill Road and Ga. 317, according to the Georgia Department of Transportation.
Work in Cobb County is projected for I-75 in both directions from Cumberland Boulevard to Canton Road, by Barrett Parkway and around Wade Green Road, blocking multiple lanes overnight.
Road work is also planned on Ga. 400 in both directions north of I-285 overnight.
GDOT workers will also close one westbound and one eastbound lane on I-285 in DeKalb County between Panthersville and Bouldercrest roads this weekend to detonate granite to construct overhead signs. The closures run through 2 p.m. Sunday.
Credit: Channel 2 Action News
Credit: Channel 2 Action News
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